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5/8/2011
As of May 2, 2011, faculty can create Blackboard course shells through HomerConnect for Fall 2011 courses. Please note that ITS is also piloting the new Sakai system over the summer and expects to make that option available as well in early August. While both Blackboard and Sakai will be available for the 2011-2012 academic year, all Blackboard courses must be moved to Sakai by August 2012. We are encouraging faculty who are building new course sites to consider waiting until early August in order to use Sakai. ITS will offer extensive support for Sakai including training, documentation, video tutorials, individual consultations, etc.
8/7/2011
At the recommendation of Faculty Council, an online plagiarism detection service called Turnitin is now available to faculty who wish to have students' papers analyzed for originality against a database of web pages, articles, and student papers. In addition to the OriginalityCheck feature, there is also GradeMark for paperless grading, and PeerMark for online peer review.
5/5/2011
ITS is currently planning for software upgrades in ITS-managed computer labs for the 2011-12 academic year.
If you need specific software installed or upgraded to support instruction, please notify Lisa Efing-Guida no later than Wednesday, June 1, 2011.
5/5/2011
This summer, ITS is planning on upgrading SPSS from version 18 to 19 in ITS-managed labs and eClassrooms for both Windows and Macintosh computers.
5/5/2011
At the recommendation of Faculty Council, Turnitin, an online plagiarism detection service, will be available beginning in August 2011 to faculty who wish to have students' papers analyzed for originality against a database of web pages, articles, and student papers. Instructors can choose whether or not to permit students to access the originality report.